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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-409
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Australian oysters

This project was designed to produce a “snapshot” of the prevalence of the bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Australian oysters during March and April of 2002. V. parahaemolyticus occurs in two main forms: pathogenic and non-pathogenic. In the past 3 years there have been several...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-206
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Sustainable genetic improvement of Pacific oysters in Tasmania and South Australia

The Pacific oyster breeding project initiated in FRDC 97/321 was continued. Both mass selection and family selection procedures were employed. The main trait of interest was growth rate, although shell shape and condition index were also recorded. Families were monitored on five farms. Two were...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-063
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Adoption of an environmental management systems by NSW commercial estuary fishers and oyster farmers

This project has provided estuary fishers and oyster farmers across NSW with an opportunity to develop an Environmental Management System (EMS), based on ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems for their businesses. The main driver for each group to develop an EMS was primarily improving...
ORGANISATION:
OceanWatch Australia Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-708
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: safe spat rearing experiment

The production cycle of Pacific Oysters in Australia currently depends on hatchery production of spat, mainly in Tasmania. Experience in France and other European countries is that OsHV-1 affects mainly hatchery spat and juvenile oysters, with near total losses of affected batches being common....
ORGANISATION:
Oysters Australia Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-734
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: oyster over-catch: cold shock treatment

The recruitment of fouling or pest organisms to cultured oysters and growing infrastructure imposes a major financial impost for oyster culture throughout Australia and serves as a particular deterrent to industry expansion in certain regions. Oyster farmers have a range of management options such...
ORGANISATION:
Tasmanian Oyster Research Council Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-414
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of techniques for quantification of stress-induced catecholamine changes in the hemolymph of the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

As a result of the development of a protocol for oyster blood sample collection, preservation and transportation and subsequent catecholamine analysis during the course of this project, a test now exists which can be used to measure stress in oysters. This test will be used in the...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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